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Germany’s Far Right, Edging Close to Power, Remains Close to Extremists
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NYT World
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Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley
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4 Sep 2026 · 09:02 UTC
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Authoritarian Governance
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1 min read
Summary
Documents the normalized rise of an extremist-aligned far-right party approaching state power while maintaining covert ties to radical elements, exemplifying authoritarian political capture and erosion of democratic institutions.
Ulrich Siegmund, a leader of the Alternative for Germany party in Saxony-Anhalt, speaking in Magdeburg, Germany, on Saturday.
far-right political rise
extremist infiltration
democratic backsliding
electoral threat
hidden extremism
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